Rail-joint.



M. BETHURUM. BILJOINT.

APPLICATION PILBD FBB.6,1909.

934,271. Patentea Sept. 14,1909.

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RAIL-JOINT.

Application file February 6, 1909.

To all whom "Lt may Concert.:

Be it known that I, h/LADIsoN E. BETHU- RUM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Elsinore, in the county of Riverside and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway rail joints, and itsprimary object is the provision of a joint of this character which shallbe strong, durable and efficient, which shall support the meeting endsof the rails against sagging, and which may be manufactured and sold ata comparatively low cost.

`With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a railway railjoint constructecl in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 8 is a detailview in side elevation of one of the joint members, and Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of the joint brace.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 1 designates the bases,2 the webs, and 3 the heads of two rails of a railway, and 4 the ties ofsuch way.

rI`he rails are united by my improved joint which comprises duplicatemembers embracing the bases 1 and webs 2 of the rails. Each joint membercomprises a base plate 5 located `beneath the bases 1 of the rails, afish plate 6 engaging the webs 2 of the rails, and an angular portion 7engaging the upper sides of the bases of the rails and uniting the baseand the fish plates. The joint members are secured in applied positionby means of bolts 8 and nuts 9, the bolts passing through the webs 2 ofthe rails and through the fish plates 6 of the joint members. At theirmeeting edges the base plates 5 are formed with downwardly eXtendingfianges 10. Each fiange 10 is provided with a horizontally disposedbottom edge 11 and upwardly and laterally inclined side edges 12. Abrace is applied to the joint members to prevent the meeting ends of arail from sagging, and it comprises a head 13 which engages the bottomedges 11 of the flanges 10. The brace Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

sama No. 476,425.

also comprises diverging arms 14 which terminate in hooked ends 15, saidhooked ends engaging the joint members and securing the brace in appliedposition. Bolts 16 threadedly engage the walls of openings 17 in thearms 14 of the brace. The bolts also engage the base plates 5 of thejoint members and secure the brace against accidental movement. Eachjoint rests upon a pair of ties 4, and the flanges 10 are locatedbetween the ties. Bolts 18 enter the ties on opposite sides of the railjoints. As the sides of the flanges 11 are inclined upwardly andlaterally, the brace may be readily and quickly applied and removed.

It should be apparent from the above description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, that I provide a railway rail joint whichis strong, durable and eficient, which will prevent the rails fromsagging at their meeting ends, and which may be manufactured and sold ata comparatively low cost.

VVhile I have described the method of Operation of the invention,together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the bestembodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatusshown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made whendesired as are within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimedas new is 1. Thecombination with a pair of rails, of joint members secured to the rails,flanges formed on the joint members, a brace engaging the fianges andthe joint members, and bolts passing through the brace and engaging thejoint members.

2.' The combination with a pair of rails, of joint members secured tothe rails, each joint member comprising a base plate and a fish plate,and an angular plate connecting the fish and base plates, flanges formedon the base plates, a brace engaging the flanges and the oint members,and bolts passing through the brace and engaging the joint members.

8. The combination with a pair of rails, of joint members secured to therails, each Joint member including a base plate formed with a dependingfiange, a brace engaging the fianges of the joint members, and boltscarried by the brace for engagement with the oint members.

4. The combination with a pair of rails,

- of joint members Secured to the rails, each and bo lts passing throughthe arms and enjoint member including a base plate formed gaging thejoint members. 10 With a depending flange, each fiange com- Intes'timony Whereof I affix my Signature prising a bottom edge andupwardly and in presence of two Witnesses.

laterally inclined side edges, a brace consst- MADISON E. BETHURUM.

ing of a head engaging; the bottom edges of 4 tnessesz i the fianges anddiverging arms termnating IRVING ISELIN,

in hooks which engage the joint members, Jon-N T. KUHNS.

